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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Marines deliver another blow to the Gulf cartel.

Proceso.com.mx

The Naval Ministry presented 17 alleged Gulf Cartel detainees to the media on Tuesday, October 5th, at a naval base in the border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas.

Naval spokesman Rear Admiral Jose Luis Vergara said the suspects were arrested by Mexican Marines within the last few days in separate actions in the municipalities of San Fernando, Matamoros, Reynosa and Nuevo Leon and surrounding areas.

Those detained included six municipal police officers belonging to police forces in Matamoros and Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, although this was not confirmed by their respective city administrations.

"The arrests and seizures are a result of follow-up by Marines on information obtained by naval intelligence work aimed at disrupting the operational networks of criminal groups by weakening its logistics structure," said Rear Admiral Vergara.

Also presented to the media were 49 rifles and assault weapons, two side arms, 101 thousand rounds of ammunition and 42 vehicles. Among the vehicles were tractor-trailer rigs, vintage cars, SUVs and luxury cars and off road vehicles.

Some of the vehicles sported bumper stickers advertising the PRI and Rodolfo Torre Cantú, the candidate for state governor of Tamaulipas who was killed on 28 June, a week before the election.

Also seized in the operation were 125 military type uniforms, five bullet proof vests with the initials CDG, 10 bulletproof helmets, 8 packages of of cocaine and 16 packages of marijuana, 1,200 assault weapon magazines, 31 cell phones and 10 pieces of mobile radio equipment.

The detention of these 17 alleged members of the Gulf Cartel comes a week after the arrest of another 30 Gulf Cartel criminals by Marines in Tamaulipas.

22 comments:

I like the emblems, and clothing that all these guys have. Imagine the Mafia soldiers in shirts 'Gambino 01', would never happen, just kind of shows how some parts of Mexico are like the Wild West, I mean, where would you wear that shirt? Only in battle I assume.

Anyway, what is going on here? Why are the hitting the Gulf so hard? Why aren't the military hitting the Zeta's in the southern region of Tamaulipas?

I think you would attract the wrong kind of attention wearing any cartel emblems anywhere. So yea, only in battle.

Just speculation, I know everyone hates the Z but... Its possible they have deep enough pockets to pay the military and local police more than the crippled CDG, the war and a lack of strong leadership are depleting their forces and coffers. Strange that CDS, LFM and the Z aren't being arrested in droves as well.

Yeah I don't like this at all... did any of you guys caught that article Diario De Juarez wrote a month ago and how the Z were cooperating with local federal and aduana officials in the extortion of money from illegal imigrants? If you ask me, both CDG and Z are bad groups, but Z are far worst... Smurf is right, it seems certain groups are getting hit pretty bad lately CDJ and CDG are two that can't seem to be able to get away...

CARTEL DEL GOLFO not only has clothing with emblems, but their vehicles as well have the CDG LOGO on them. The Zetas are not well organized and don't have deep pockets. Their time is coming, just you wait and see. The Mexicans and US Americans are working closely together to bring down the more powerful Cartels. The Sinaloa Federation will be the last to go though because of its political infuence and strong roots.

Maybe CDG is just the bigger target, and are being hit harder because of it. Zeta's are less organized, and less centralized, while the CDG strongholds are well documented, Zeta's are living under rocks in small villages. I don't know, I'd like to see things turn for the Z's, I don't know if you can call CDG weakened yet, Juarez definitely, I think they are a few strong hits away from the floor.

The mexican government is after any target of opertunity. Cdg might be in patrol in a certain place, then they run into zetas and a shootout happens. Military responds and cdg members are still in the area after the zetas got there butts whooped, or escaped to a safe house from where they can call military to pinpoint the location of cdg to take them out.

The reason why CDG is getting hit early and often is because OF the tactics that the Z's are using. its real simple... one group creates chaos and the area gets hot. If the area is hot, the chances of stuff like this that is happening to CDG is greater. In my opinion, its going to be a long war between the CDG and Z's that is going to be won by the CDG. The Z's are weaker than the CDG in money and their arsenal but they have 1 thing going for them... They are Zetas and are world renowned and that is how they recruit. just the name it self attracts people who want to be something in a country where you don't have many options of being someone of importance. Regardless of the fact, i hope this shit ends so people can go back to living "normal" lives in Mexico.

The two cartels left standing will be the gulf cartel and the sinaloa cartel. Then those two cartels will become enemies again and will fight for the nuevo laredo route becuase more cargo passes through nuevo laredo then any other passage. and in the end, the sinaloa cartel will be the only cartel standing.

THEY ARE SCUM AND LOW LIFES- THEY ARE A BUNCH OF IDIOTS WITH MENTAL PROBLEMS,MOST LIKELY DUE TO INBREADING..... KILL EACH OTHER IN THE GAME, AND STOP KIDNAPPING PEOPLE FOR GAS MONEY

First of all, if you're going to insult someone, please spell correctly. Secondly, the Z's are a means to an end, in other words for people that have pretty much nothing to lose the narco life appeals to them. Unfortunately, the majority of Mexicans are poor and join these people due to necessity not because they're evil. Just like in the States, in the "ghetto" areas kids join gangs because the lifestyle is glamorized.....

Los zetas will get taken out soon because they are too reckless and are biting off more than they can chew. Just like the tijuana cartel who were dangerous but were also too aggresive, were eventually dismembered because of too many mistakes they caused on themselves. Many of these cartels destroy themselves.

i agree, these photos dont mean shit. its all bullshit! they need to bring back capital punishment. then many of these thugs would think twice about murdering another human being. calderon should grab his tiny balls and bring back the death penalty and start removing this scum from the earth.

Bring back the death penalty and you will definitely see a change. First you have to get rid of top officials who are corrupt. Mexico is a beautiful country but we can't travel there anymore because if assholes with guns that think they're invincible. Eye for an eye!

I think you guys are missing something important. Regardless of which cartel was involved and your feelings on it, the video showed interesting and important information.

If you watch these videos tactically, you can glean alot of info about whats going on. Two (theres a second, watch left side at end of video) MI-17s with three, one-second bursts (yes sounded like minigun fire). Thats alot of firepower. See the articles on the M134, the weapon possibly mounted on the helicopter below. If it is an M134, then according to Wikipedia its got a fire rate of 2000 - 6000 rounds per minute. With 3 one second bursts, that means each burst put anywhere from 33 to 100 rounds on target per burst. In turn thats 99-100 7.62mm rounds fired total. They must have really waxed something.

This is all bullshit. I personally know half of those people arrested and can say they are not part of any crime organization. These folksWork as "transitos" in Progreso. And if you know what transitos are, you can safely say that they don't have enough money or make enough. They don't even carry weapons. Among those caputured where business owners in Progreso, and they have and been tourtured by the "Marina". Half where realesed the very next day. The other half, have had their rights taken away. They haven't been fed or been available to get an attorney. The only crime these people have commited is the fear of being killed by the CDG or the Zetas. If you own a business and a CDG member walks in to your business, and for fear of your own life, your not going to be rude and say "I cannot serve you, or sell you anything because you are part od the. CDG". That would be suicide. Those are the real charges that as up to this point they have been charge with. Because the guns, cars, drugs, ect. Are all bullshit. That was all for show. They are being charge with ties to a Cartel.